SURVEY – Value symbol of French heritage, they seduce the great fortunes who engage in merciless competition to acquire the rare pearl.
The news of the change of ownership caused a sensation, both the hotel Lambert, marvel XVIIe at the tip of Île Saint-Louis, in Paris, is one of the symbols of Parisian elegance. Sold for the first time in 2007 by Guy de Rothschild to the reigning family of Qatar, for 80 million euros, it has just been sold again to the entrepreneur Xavier Niel. Very little information has leaked out about the transaction, which was done discreetly. Parisian rumor has it that the boss of Iliad (Free), one of the top ten fortunes in France, paid 200 million euros for the building, which would cause the sale to prance into the “absolute record” category.
The hotel, built by Louis Le Vau between 1639 and 1644 for Nicolas Lambert, Lord of Thorigny, is one of the most famous settings in Paris. Extending over 3900 m, with a small terraced garden, it has decorations commissioned from Eustache Le Sueur, François Perrier and Charles Le Brun, to whom we owe the Hercule gallery, announcing…
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